Versailles might be more famous, but travel guru Rick Steves insists this palace is the one to visit on your next visit to ...

Louis XIV moved the French government and court here ... another popular option and are featured on our list of the best Paris tours. Versailles palace is open every day except for Monday from ...

King Henry IV was the one responsible for the construction of the Place des Vosges, Paris' oldest square. And Louis XIV called this neighborhood home for a while until he decided to move his ...

Paris will play host to the best athletes in the world during ... The Château de Versailles, a former royal residence, was originally constructed as a hunting lodge in 1623. Louis XIV renovated and ...

For the Jeux and their "preoccupation moral consciente," see Orest Ranum, "Jeux de Cartes, pédagogie et enfance de Louis XIV," in Les jeux à la Renaissance, ed. Philippe Ariès and Jean-Claude Margolin ...